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{{Infobox sports draft
| name        = 2004 MLS SuperDraft
| image       = 
| caption     = 
| logo        = 
| logosize    = 
| sport       = Soccer
| date        = January 16, 2004
| time        = 10:00 am (EST)
| location    = [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]
| network     = [[Fox Soccer Channel|Fox Sports World]]
| league      = 
| teams       = 
| first       = [[Freddy Adu]], [[D.C. United]]
| fewest      = [[D.C. United]]<br>[[New England Revolution]]<br>(4 selections)
| most        = [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]<br>(10 selections)
| overall     = 60
| prev        = [[2003 MLS SuperDraft|2003]]
| next        = [[2005 MLS SuperDraft|2005]]
}}

The '''2004 MLS SuperDraft''', held in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]] on January 16, 2004, was the fifth incarnation of the annual [[Major League Soccer]] [[MLS SuperDraft|SuperDraft]]. The draft was most notable at the time for the selection of one of the youngest athletes in American sporting history, [[Freddy Adu]], with the first pick by [[D.C. United]] after a trade from the [[Dallas Burn]]. The trade was initiated by the league after Adu had signed in November 2003 with the intent of playing for D.C., his local team.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bell |first=Jack |date=November 18, 2003 |title=14-Year-Old Signs Contract With Major League Soccer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/18/sports/soccer/14yearold-signs-contract-with-major-league-soccer.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=January 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=DeSimone |first=Bonnie |date=May 30, 2004 |title=When you're Freddy Adu, everything is larger than life |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-05-30-0405300335-story.html |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |accessdate=January 16, 2024}}</ref>

The draft also included [[Clint Dempsey]] (1st round), who later won [[MLS Rookie of the Year]],<ref>{{cite news |date=August 31, 2018 |title=Clint Dempsey, once overlooked, got his start with the Revolution |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2018/08/31/clint-dempsey-once-overlooked-got-his-start-with-the-revolution/ |work=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |department=ProSoccerUSA |accessdate=January 16, 2024}}</ref> and teenager [[Michael Bradley (soccer)|Michael Bradley]] (4th round), the son of [[MetroStars]] coach [[Bob Bradley]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Bell |first=Jack |date=April 14, 2004 |title=Father-and-Son Quality Time Comes to the MetroStars |page=D3 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/14/sports/soccer-father-and-son-quality-time-comes-to-the-metrostars.html |work=The New York Times |accessdate=January 16, 2024}}</ref> Both players went on to earn over 120 caps with the [[United States men's national soccer team|U.S. national team]] and play overseas for European teams before returning to MLS.

==Player selection==
[[File:Chad Marshall Crew.jpg|thumb|[[Columbus Crew|Columbus]] selected Chad Marshall 2nd overall. He is a 3x [[MLS Defender of the Year Award|MLS Defender of the Year]] and 4x [[MLS Best XI]] selection. He earned 12 caps with the [[United States men's national soccer team|US Men's National Team]].]]
[[File:Steve Nicol and Clint Dempsey at the 2005 MLS SuperDraft.jpg|thumb|[[New England Revolution|New England]] selected [[Clint Dempsey]] 8th overall. The [[2004 Major League Soccer season|2004]] [[MLS Young Player of the Year Award|MLS Rookie of the Year]] is a 4x [[MLS All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]], 3x [[U.S. Soccer Player of the Year]], and the [[2017 Major League Soccer season|2017]] [[MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award|MLS Comeback Player of the Year]]. He earned 141 caps with he [[United States men's national soccer team|US Men's National Team]], representing the United States at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]], and [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]] [[FIFA World Cup]]. With 57 goals, he and [[Landon Donovan]] are tied for most goals for the USMNT. He was elected to the [[National Soccer Hall of Fame]] in 2022.]]

;Key
{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:#FFCC00"|*
| Denotes a player contracted under the [[Generation Adidas|Project-40]] program
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| style="background:#CFECEC"| ^
| Denotes player who has been selected to an [[MLS All-Star Game]]
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| style="background:#CCFF99"|§
| Denotes a player who won the [[MLS Young Player of the Year Award|MLS Rookie of the Year]]
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| style="background: #FBCEB1"| †
| Denotes player who has been selected for an [[MLS Best XI]] team
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| style="background:#FFFF99"| ~
|Denotes a player who won the [[Landon Donovan MVP Award|MLS MVP]]
|-
|}

===Round one===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! width=7%| Pick # !!width=30% | MLS Team !!width=25% | Player !!width=10% | Position !!| Affiliation
|-
|1|| [[D.C. United]]{{#tag:ref|'''#1: Dallas Burn → D.C. United.''' November 18, 2003: D.C. United acquired this pick from Dallas in exchange for an allocation.<ref group="ref" name="Adu"/> The trade was engineered by [[Major League Soccer]] to ensure that top draft pick [[Freddy Adu]] could play for his hometown club.|group="R1 trade"}} || style="background:#CFECEC"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Freddy Adu]]*^ || F || [[Project-40]]
|-
|2|| [[Columbus Crew]] || bgcolor="#FBCEB1" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chad Marshall]]*† || D || [[Stanford Cardinal men's soccer|Stanford University]]
|-
|3|| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] || {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Joseph Ngwenya]] || F || [[Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer|Coastal Carolina University]]
|-
|4|| [[Kansas City Wizards]]{{#tag:ref|'''#4: D.C. United → Dallas Burn → Kansas City Wizards.''' January 16, 2004: Kansas City acquired this pick, defender [[Shavar Thomas]], and a conditional second round selection in the [[2005 MLS SuperDraft]] from Dallas in exchange for the #7 pick, midfielder [[Eric Quill]], and midfielder [[Carey Talley]].<ref group="ref" name="2004draftrecap"/> Dallas had acquired this pick, a sixth-round 2004 SuperDraft pick, and forward [[Ali Curtis]] from D.C. United in exchange for forward [[Ronald Cerritos]] on August 19, 2003.<ref group="ref" name="Cerritos"/>|group="R1 trade"}} || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Taylor (American soccer player)|Matt Taylor]] || F || [[UCLA Bruins men's soccer|UCLA]]
|-
|5|| [[San Jose Earthquakes]]{{#tag:ref|'''#5: Colorado Rapids → San Jose Earthquakes.''' August 19, 2003: San Jose acquired this pick, a third-round selection in the [[2005 MLS SuperDraft]], and a fourth-round selection in the 2005 SuperDraft from Colorado in exchange for goalkeeper [[Joe Cannon (soccer)|Joe Cannon]].<ref group="ref" name="Cannon"/>|group="R1 trade"}} || style="background:#FFCC00"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ryan Cochrane (soccer)|Ryan Cochrane]]* || D || [[Santa Clara Broncos men's soccer|Santa Clara University]]
|-
|6|| [[Dallas Burn]]{{#tag:ref|'''#6: MetroStars → Los Angeles Galaxy → Dallas Burn.''' July 11, 2003: Dallas acquired this pick, defender [[Ezra Hendrickson]] and forward [[Gavin Glinton]] from Los Angeles in exchange for defender [[Ryan Suarez]], midfielder [[Paul Broome]], midfielder [[Antonio Martínez (footballer, born 1977)|Antonio Martínez]], and the #11 pick (originally a conditional selection).<ref group="ref" name="Suarez"/> Los Angeles had acquired this pick from MetroStars in exchange for a second-round selection in the [[2003 MLS SuperDraft]] on January 17, 2003.<ref group="ref" name="MetroStarsOverview"/>|group="R1 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|HND}} [[Ramón Núñez]] || M || [[SMU Mustangs men's soccer|SMU]]
|-
|7|| [[Dallas Burn]]{{#tag:ref|'''#7: Kansas City Wizards → Dallas Burn.'''January 16, 2004: Dallas acquired this pick, midfielder [[Eric Quill]], and midfielder [[Carey Talley]] from Kansas City in exchange for the #4 pick, defender [[Shavar Thomas]], and a conditional second-round selection in the [[2005 MLS SuperDraft]].<ref group="ref" name="2004draftrecap"/>|group="R1 trade"}}|| style="background:#FFCC00"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Clarence Goodson]]* || D || [[Maryland Terrapins men's soccer|University of Maryland]]
|-
|8|| [[New England Revolution]] || bgcolor="#FBCEB1" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Clint Dempsey]]*^§† || M || [[Furman Paladins men's soccer|Furman University]]
|-
|9|| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]{{#tag:ref|'''#9: Chicago Fire → New England Revolution → Chicago Fire.''' January 16, 2004: Chicago re-acquired this pick from New England in exchange for a player allocation due to the retirement of midfielder [[Peter Nowak]].<ref group="ref" name="2004draftrecap"/> Earlier in the day, New England had acquired this selection from Chicago to complete the transaction that sent Nowak from Chicago to New England on January 3, 2003. Chicago also received the #18 pick in the 2004 SuperDraft from New England to complete the trade.<ref group="ref" name="FireRecap"/>|group="R1 trade"}} || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Buete]] || M || [[Maryland Terrapins men's soccer|University of Maryland]]
|-
|10|| [[San Jose Earthquakes]] || style="background:#FFCC00"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Cronin]]* || GK || [[Santa Clara Broncos men's soccer|Santa Clara University]]
|}

==== Round one trades ====
{{reflist|group=R1 trade}}

===Round two===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! width=7%| Pick # !!width=30% | MLS Team !!width=25% | Player !!width=10% | Position !!| Affiliation
|-
|11|| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]{{#tag:ref|'''#11: Dallas Burn → Los Angeles Galaxy → MetroStars → Chicago Fire.''' January 14, 2004: Chicago acquired this pick, originally a conditional selection, from MetroStars to complete the trade for coach [[Bob Bradley]].<ref group="ref" name="Bradley"/> Chicago had previously acquired forward [[Rodrigo Faria]] as compensation for MetroStars hiring Bradley on October 22, 2002. MetroStars had acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for a first-round selection in the [[2005 MLS SuperDraft]] and future considerations earlier on January 16, 2004.<ref group="ref" name="Bradley"/> Los Angeles had acquired this pick, defender [[Ryan Suarez]], midfielder [[Paul Broome]], and midfielder [[Antonio Martínez (footballer, born 1977)|Antonio Martínez]] from Dallas in exchange for the #6 pick, defender [[Ezra Hendrickson]] and forward [[Gavin Glinton]] on July 11, 2003.<ref group="ref" name="GalaxyOverview"/>|group="R2 trade"}} || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Leonard Griffin (soccer)|Leonard Griffin]] || D || [[UCLA]]
|-
|12|| [[Columbus Crew]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Wingert]] || D || [[Saint John's University, New York|St. John's University]]
|-
|13|| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] || style="background:#FFCC00"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Josh Gardner (soccer)|Josh Gardner]]* || M || [[University of Cincinnati]]
|-
|14|| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]{{#tag:ref|'''#14: D.C. United → Chicago Fire → Los Angeles Galaxy.''' January 16, 2004: Los Angeles acquired this pick from Chicago in exchange for the lowest of LA's three first-round selections in the [[2005 MLS SuperDraft]].<ref group="ref" name="2004draftrecap"/> Chicago had acquired this pick from D.C. United in exchange for forward [[Hristo Stoitchkov]] on January 27, 2003.<ref group="ref" name="Stoitchkov"/>|group="R2 trade"}} || style="background:#FFCC00"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ned Grabavoy]]* || M || [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University]]
|-
|15|| [[Colorado Rapids]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Adolfo Gregorio]] || M || [[UCLA]]
|-
|16|| [[Colorado Rapids]]{{#tag:ref|'''#16: MetroStars → Columbus Crew → Colorado Rapids.''' January 14, 2004: Colorado acquired this pick and a conditional selection in the [[2005 MLS SuperDraft]] from Columbus in exchange for defender [[Robin Fraser]].<ref group="ref" name="Fraser"/> Columbus had acquired this pick and defender [[Nelson Akwari]] from MetroStars in exchange for the #17 pick in the [[2003 MLS SuperDraft]] on January 17, 2003.<ref group="ref" name="MetroStarsOverview"/>|group="R2 trade"}} || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Adrian Cann]] || D || [[University of Louisville]]
|-
|17|| [[Kansas City Wizards]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Will Hesmer]] || GK || [[Wake Forest University]]
|-
|18|| [[MetroStars]]{{#tag:ref|'''#18: New England Revolution → Chicago Fire → MetroStars.''' January 16, 2004: MetroStars acquired this pick from Chicago in exchange for a natural second-round selection in the [[2005 MLS SuperDraft]].<ref group="ref" name="2004draftrecap"/> Earlier in the day, Chicago had acquired this pick from New England in exchange for the #9 pick to complete the transaction that sent midfielder [[Peter Nowak]] from Chicago to New England on January 3, 2003.<ref group="ref" name="FireRecap"/>|group="R2 trade"}} || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Seth Stammler]] || D || [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]]
|-
|19|| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Pickens]] || GK || [[Missouri State University|SMS (now Missouri State)]]
|-
|20|| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]{{#tag:ref|'''#20: San Jose Earthquakes → Chicago Fire.''' August 20, 2003: Chicago acquired this pick, originally a conditional selection, from San Jose in exchange for forward [[Rodrigo Faria]].<ref group="ref" name="Faria"/>|group="R2 trade"}} || {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Sumed Ibrahim]] || M || [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]]
|}

==== Round two trades ====
{{reflist|group=R2 trade}}

===Round three===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! width=7%| Pick # !!width=30% | MLS Team !!width=25% | Player !!width=10% | Position !!| Affiliation
|-
|21|| [[MetroStars]]{{#tag:ref|'''#21: Dallas Burn → MetroStars.''' December 3, 2003: MetroStars acquired this pick and defender [[Tenywa Bonseu]] from Dallas in exchange for defender [[Steve Jolley]].<ref group="ref" name="Parke"/>|group="R3 trade"}} || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Zach Wells]] || GK || [[UCLA]]
|-
|22|| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]{{#tag:ref|'''#22: Columbus Crew → Los Angeles Galaxy.''' July 31, 2003: Los Angeles acquired this pick, originally a conditional selection, from Columbus in exchange for forward [[Alex Pineda Chacon]].<ref group="ref" name="GalaxyOverview"/>|group="R3 trade"}} ||{{flagicon|USA}}  [[Memo Arzate]] || M || [[UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer|UC Santa Barbara]]
|-
|23|| [[New England Revolution]]{{#tag:ref|'''#23: Los Angeles Galaxy → New England Revolution.''' August 8, 2003: New England acquired this pick (originally a conditional selection) and a conditional [[2005 MLS SuperDraft]] pick from Los Angeles in exchange for the rights to forward [[Diego Serna]]. The 2005 pick was contingent on Serna remaining with Los Angeles in 2004. This condition was not met so LA kept its 2005 pick.|group="R3 trade"}} || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeremiah White]] || F || [[Wake Forest University]]
|-
|24|| [[D.C. United]]{{#tag:ref|'''#24: D.C. United → Kansas City Wizards → D.C. United.''' January 16, 2004: D.C. United re-acquired this pick from Kansas City in exchange for D.C. United's natural second-round and third-round selections in the [[2005 MLS SuperDraft]].<ref group="ref" name="2004draftrecap"/> On July 29, 2002, Kansas City had acquired this selection and a second-round pick in the [[2003 MLS SuperDraft]] from D.C. United in exchange for a Discovery Pick.<ref group="ref" name="KCDiscovery"/>|group="R3 trade"}} || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Ara]] || M || [[Harvard University]]
|-
|25|| [[Colorado Rapids]]{{#tag:ref|'''#25: Colorado Rapids → Columbus Crew → Colorado Rapids.''' January 16, 2004: Colorado re-acquired this pick from Columbus in exchange for the rights to defender [[Steven Herdsman]] and the conditional pick in the [[2005 MLS SuperDraft]] that was traded to Columbus in the [[Robin Fraser]] trade two days earlier (see pick #16 above).<ref group="ref" name="2004draftrecap"/> Columbus had acquired this pick and the #58 pick in the [[2003 MLS SuperDraft]] from Colorado in exchange for the #27 pick in the 2003 SuperDraft on January 17, 2003.<ref group="ref" name="Pick25"/>|group="R3 trade"}} || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Taylor (soccer)|Kevin Taylor]] || D || [[University of Michigan]]
|-
|26|| [[MetroStars]] || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Olivier Occéan]] || F || [[Southern Connecticut State University|So. Connecticut State University]]
|-
|27|| [[San Jose Earthquakes]]{{#tag:ref|'''#27: Kansas City Wizards → San Jose Earthquakes.''' January 17, 2003: San Jose acquired this pick, originally a conditional selection, and a second-round selection in the [[2003 MLS SuperDraft]] from Kansas City in exchange for defender [[Jimmy Conrad]].<ref group="ref" name="ESPN2003"/>|group="R3 trade"}} || {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Michael Wilson (New Zealand footballer)|Mike Wilson]] || M || [[Stanford University]]
|-
|28|| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]{{#tag:ref|'''#28: New England Revolution → Chicago Fire.''' January 3, 2003: It is believed, '''though not confirmed''', that this is the conditional pick received by Chicago from New England in exchange for midfielder [[Peter Nowak]].|group="R3 trade"}} || {{flagicon|JAM}} [[Khari Stephenson]] || M || [[Williams College]]
|-
|29|| [[Dallas Burn]]{{#tag:ref|'''#29: Chicago Fire → Dallas Burn.''' January 17, 2003: Dallas acquired this pick from Chicago in exchange for the #35 pick in the [[2003 MLS SuperDraft]].<ref group="ref" name="ESPN2003"/>|group="R3 trade"}} || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ty Maurin]] || M || [[UCLA]]
|-
|30|| [[San Jose Earthquakes]] || {{flagicon|USA}} Lindon Pecorelli || M || [[University of Connecticut]]
|}

==== Round three trades ====
{{reflist|group=R3 trade}}

===Round four===
[[File:Michael Bradley.jpg|thumb|The [[New York Red Bulls|MetroStars]] selected [[Michael Bradley (soccer)|Michael Bradley]] 36th overall. the 3x [[MLS All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]], was named the [[2015 Major League Soccer season|2015]] [[U.S. Soccer Player of the Year]]. He's earned 151 caps with the [[United States men's national soccer team|US Men's National Team]] and was selected to the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]], and [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]] [[FIFA World Cup]] squads.]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! width=7%| Pick # !!width=30% | MLS Team !!width=25% | Player !!width=10% | Position !!| Affiliation
|-
|31|| [[Dallas Burn]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Wagenfuhr]] || D || [[Creighton University]]
|-
|32|| [[Columbus Crew]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jamal Sutton]] || F || [[Missouri State University|SMS (now Missouri State)]]
|-
|33|| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] || {{flagicon|IRE}} [[David McGill (footballer)|David McGill]] || M || [[UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer|UC Santa Barbara]]
|-
|34|| [[D.C. United]] || style="background:#CFECEC"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Josh Gros]]^ || M || [[Rutgers University]]
|-
|35|| [[Colorado Rapids]] || {{flagicon|BER}} [[Kevin Richards (soccer)|Kevin Richards]] || D || [[University of Notre Dame]]
|-
|36|| [[MetroStars]] || style="background:#CFECEC"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Bradley (soccer)|Michael Bradley]]*^ || M || [[Project-40]]
|-
|37|| [[Kansas City Wizards]] || {{flagicon|USA}} Jay Alberts || M || [[Yale University]]
|-
|38|| [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]]{{#tag:ref|'''#38: New England Revolution → Chicago Fire.''' April 11, 2003: Chicago acquired this pick from New England in exchange for the rights to midfielder [[Jason Moore (soccer)|Jason Moore]].<ref group="ref" name="Moore"/>|group="R4 trade"}} || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Denny Clanton]] || D || [[University of Dayton]]
|-
|39|| [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]] || {{flagicon|USA}} Phil Hucles || D || [[The College of William & Mary]]
|-
|40|| [[San Jose Earthquakes]] || {{flagicon|CRO}} Marin Pusek || M || [[University of Alabama at Birmingham|UAB]]
|}

==== Round four trades ====
{{reflist|group=R4 trade}}

===Round five===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! width=7%| Pick # !!width=30% | MLS Team !!width=25% | Player !!width=10% | Position !!| Affiliation
|-
|41|| [[Columbus Crew]]{{#tag:ref|'''#41: Dallas Burn → Columbus Crew.''' '''Must Confirm.''' August 20, 2003: Columbus acquired this pick, originally a conditional selection, from Dallas in exchange for defender [[Brian Dunseth]].|group="R5 trade"}} || {{flagicon|USA}} Adom Crew || M || [[Brown University]]
|-
|42|| [[Columbus Crew]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Luke Vercollone]] || M || [[Seton Hall University]]
|-
|43|| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] || {{flagicon|USA}} Jason Perry || D || [[Oakland University]]
|-
|44|| [[D.C. United]] || {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Hudson || M || [[Southern Methodist University|SMU]]
|-
|45|| [[Colorado Rapids]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gary Sullivan (soccer)|Gary Sullivan]] || D || [[Adelphi University]]
|-
|46|| [[MetroStars]] || {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny David || M || [[Fairleigh Dickinson University]]
|-
|47|| [[Kansas City Wizards]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Justin Detter]] || F || [[University of Notre Dame]]
|-
|48|| [[Kansas City Wizards]]{{#tag:ref|'''#48: New England Revolution → Kansas City Wizards.''' August 20, 2003: Kansas City acquired this pick (originally a conditional selection), forward [[Chris Brown (American soccer)|Chris Brown]], and forward [[Darío Fabbro]] from New England in exchange for forward [[Wolde Harris]] and midfielder [[Jorge Gabriel Vázquez|Jorge Vázquez]].<ref group="ref" name="Brown"/>|group="R5 trade"}} || {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Barber || D || [[University of Missouri–Kansas City|UMKC]]
|-
|49|| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || {{flagicon|USA}} Ian Pilarski || M || [[Cornell University]]
|-
|50|| [[San Jose Earthquakes]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tighe Dombrowski]] || M || [[University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee|UW-Milwaukee]]
|}

==== Round five trades ====
{{reflist|group=R5 trade}}

===Round six===
[[File:Alan Gordon playing for LA Galaxy.JPG|thumb|The [[LA Galaxy]] selected [[Alan Gordon (soccer)|Alan Gordon]] 53rd overall. Gordon won 2 [[MLS Cup|MLS Cups]]  and a [[U.S. Open Cup]] with the Galaxy and a [[Supporters' Shield]] with the [[San Jose Earthquakes]].]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! width=7%| Pick # !!width=30% | MLS Team !!width=25% | Player !!width=10% | Position !!| Affiliation
|-
|51|| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]{{#tag:ref|'''#51: Originally belonged to Dallas Burn → . More info needed.'''|group="R6 trade"}} || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ryan McGowan]] || M || [[Seton Hall Pirates men's soccer|Seton Hall University]]
|-
|52|| [[Columbus Crew]] || {{flagicon|USA}} Matthew Haefner || GK || [[Penn Quakers men's soccer|University of Pennsylvania]]
|-
|53|| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alan Gordon (soccer)|Alan Gordon]] || F || [[Oregon State Beavers men's soccer|Oregon State University]]
|-
|54|| [[Dallas Burn]]{{#tag:ref|'''#54: D.C. United → Dallas Burn.''' August 19, 2003: Dallas acquired this pick, a first-round 2004 SuperDraft pick, and forward [[Ali Curtis]] from D.C. United in exchange for forward [[Ronald Cerritos]].<ref group="ref" name="Cerritos"/>|group="R6 trade"}} || {{flagicon|SLV}} [[Edwin Miranda]] || D || [[Cal State Northridge Matadors men's soccer|Cal State Northridge]]
|-
|55|| [[Colorado Rapids]] || {{flagicon|COL}} [[John Pulido]] || M || [[Florida International University]]
|-
|56|| [[New England Revolution]]{{#tag:ref|'''#56: MetroStars → New England Revolution.''' January 17, 2003: New England acquired this pick from MetroStars in exchange for the #49 pick in the [[2003 MLS SuperDraft]].<ref group="ref" name="ESPN2003"/>|group="R6 trade"}}  || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Félix Brillant]] || F || [[Franklin Pierce College]]
|-
|57|| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]{{#tag:ref|'''#57: Kansas City Wizards → Los Angeles Galaxy.''' January 17, 2003: Los Angeles acquired this pick from Kansas City in exchange for the #60 pick in the [[2003 MLS SuperDraft]].<ref group="ref" name="GalaxyOverview"/>|group="R6 trade"}} || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Aloisi]] || D || [[Syracuse Orange men's soccer|Syracuse University]]
|-
|58|| [[New England Revolution]] || {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Andy Dorman]] || M || [[Boston University]]
|-
|59|| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony McManus (soccer)|Tony McManus]] || D || [[UAB Blazers men's soccer|UAB]]
|-
|60|| [[MetroStars]]{{#tag:ref|'''#60: San Jose Earthquakes → MetroStars.''' January 16, 2004: MetroStars acquired this pick from San Jose in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the [[2005 MLS SuperDraft]].  As the 2005 SuperDraft was reduced to four rounds, San Jose received a second-round selection in the [[2005 MLS Supplemental Draft]] from MetroStars to complete the trade.<ref group="ref" name="Parke"/>|group="R6 trade"}}|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Parke]] || D || [[Drexel Dragons men's soccer|Drexel University]]
|}

==== Round six trades ====
{{reflist|group=R6 trade}}

=== Trade Note ===
* MetroStars received a conditional 2004 SuperDraft pick from Chicago Fire in exchange for the rights to midfielder [[Andy Williams (Jamaican footballer)|Andy Williams]] on March 27, 2003. Instead of the conditional pick, MetroStars received defender [[Edgar Bartolomeu]] from Chicago on June 25, 2003, to complete the trade.

==Notable undrafted players==
* [[Clyde Simms]] (MF, East Carolina University) — 220 MLS appearances.
* [[Troy Perkins]] (GK, Evansville)

== See also ==
* [[Draft (sports)]]
* [[Generation Adidas]]
* [[Major League Soccer]]
* [[MLS SuperDraft]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}
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<ref name="2004draftrecap">{{cite news
 |title=Freddy Adu Selected No. 1 in 2004 SuperDraft by D.C. United
 |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=2994287
 |publisher=Our Sports Central
 |date=January 16, 2004
|access-date=January 6, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="Adu">{{cite news
 |title=14-year-old signs with MLS
 |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/525038902/14-year-old-signs-with-MLS.html
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022081824/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/525038902/14-year-old-signs-with-MLS.html
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-date=October 22, 2012
 |last=Associated Press
 |publisher=Deseret News
 |date=November 19, 2003
|access-date=January 8, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="Cerritos">{{cite news
 |title=MLS Preview
 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mls/previews/20030823/coldal.html
 |publisher=Yahoo! Sports
 |date=August 23, 2003
|access-date=January 8, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="Cannon">{{cite news
 |title=Quakes trade Cannon to Rapids
 |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Quakes-trade-Cannon-to-Rapids-2560638.php
 |work=San Francisco Chronicle
 |date=August 20, 2003
|access-date=January 8, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="Suarez">{{cite news
 |title=Galaxy Trades for Suarez
 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jul-12-sp-galaxy12-story.html
 |last=Gutierrez
 |first=Paul
 |work=Los Angeles Times
 |date=July 12, 2003
|access-date=January 8, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="MetroStarsOverview">{{cite news
 |title=MetroStars Weekly Report
 |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=2993060
 |publisher=Our Sports Central
 |date=January 12, 2004
|access-date=January 8, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="GalaxyOverview">{{cite news
 |title=Galaxy Looking for Next Star at 2004 MLS SuperDraft
 |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=2993267
 |publisher=Our Sports Central
 |date=January 13, 2004
|access-date=January 8, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="FireRecap">{{cite news
 |title=Fire Selects Record Ten at Today's MLS SuperDraft
 |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=2994322
 |publisher=Our Sports Central
 |date=January 16, 2004
|access-date=January 8, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="Bradley">{{cite news
 |title=MetroStars Execute Trade with Los Angeles
 |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=2993593
 |publisher=Our Sports Central
 |date=January 14, 2004
|access-date=January 8, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="KCDiscovery">{{cite press release
 |title=Wizards Attendance Showing Growth for Fourth Consecutive Year
 |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=1972263
 |publisher=Kansas City Wizards
 |date=July 29, 2002
|access-date=October 6, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="Stoitchkov">{{cite news
 |title=Bulgarian connection
 |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/us/news/2003/01/28/dc_ivanov/
 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119105239/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/us/news/2003/01/28/dc_ivanov/
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-date=January 19, 2013
 |publisher=SI.com
 |date=January 28, 2003
|access-date=January 8, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="Fraser">{{cite news
 |title=Crew Acquires Fraser from Colorado
 |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=2993658
 |publisher=Our Sports Central
 |date=January 14, 2004
|access-date=January 8, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="Parke">{{cite news
 |title=MetroStars Pick Six In 2004 MLS SuperDraft
 |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=2994327
 |publisher=Our Sports Central
 |date=January 16, 2004
|access-date=January 6, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="Faria">{{cite news
 |title=Quakes sit pretty atop MLS
 |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Quakes-sit-pretty-atop-MLS-2594001.php
 |last=Chapin
 |first=Dwight
 |work=San Francisco Chronicle
 |date=August 23, 2003
|access-date=January 8, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="Pick25">{{cite news
 |title=Rapids Add Four Players at MLS SuperDraft
 |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/content/rapids-add-four-players-mls-superdraft
 |publisher=MLSSoccer.com
 |date=January 17, 2003
|access-date=January 8, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="ESPN2003">{{cite news
 |title=Major League Soccer Draft - 2003
 |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/draft?league=usa.1&year=2003&type=super&cc=5901
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024030651/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/draft?league=usa.1&year=2003&type=super&cc=5901
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-date=October 24, 2012
 |publisher=ESPNSoccernet.com
 |access-date=January 8, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="Moore">{{cite news
 |title=New England Revolution Team Records 2008
 |url=http://library.kraftsportsgroup.com/2008_NER_MG_5.pdf
 |publisher=New England Revolution
 |year=2008
 |access-date=January 8, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="Brown">{{cite news
 |title=Wizards swap Brown, Fabbro for New England's Harris, Vazquez
 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/mls/2003-08-20-wiz-revs-trade_x.htm
 |work=USA Today
 |date=August 20, 2003
|access-date=January 8, 2011}}</ref>
}}
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